Tamil Nadu Fisheries University

Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) is a government fisheries university situated in Vettar River View Campus in the southern part of the city of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Nagapattinam Junction Railway Station and about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Nagapattinam Bus Stand. It is one of the premier fisheries universities named after the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa.

Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University
Former names
Tamil Nadu Fisheries University
MottoEducate, Innovate, Elevate
TypePublic
Established2012
FounderJ. Jayalalithaa
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorDr. G. Sugumar
Location
Vettar River View Campus, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
,
India

10.7617°N 79.8486°E / 10.7617; 79.8486
CampusUrban
NicknameTNJFU
AffiliationsUGC
Websitetnjfu.ac.in

History

The members of the High Level Committee of fisheries submitted the proposals to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa in the presence of M. Radhakrishnan, former Minister for Fisheries Department of Tamil Nadu in 2012 to start a separate fisheries university in Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012 received the assent of the former President of India Pranab Mukherjee in 2012. The university was established, exclusively for Fisheries. This affiliating University started functioning from July 2012 and is governed by the said Act.[2] By 2017, It was named after the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa through The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Chennai Act, 2017 by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

Administration

The Chancellor and Pro-chancellor of the university are the Governor and the Minister for Fisheries Department of Tamil Nadu respectively. The Vice-Chancellor is the main academic officer and administrator in its everyday functioning of the university who is appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Affiliated colleges

TNJFU has three constituent colleges:[3]

In 2017 the university opened the TNJFU Business School in Chennai.[8]

References
  1. "Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012 (pp 135-158)" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary (26 February 2014), p. 9, Tamil Nadu Act No 5 of 2014: Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act 2014" (PDF).
  3. "TNFU constituent colleges". tnfu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "About Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi". tnfu.ac.in.
  5. "About Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri". tnfu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "About College of Fisheries Engineering, Nagapattinam". tnfu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. "College of Fish Nutrition and Food Technology". www.tnjfu.ac.in. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. "TNFU-BS, Chennai". tnfu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.


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